PEBP (phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein) family protein
Curator Summary
FT, together with LFY, promotes flowering and is antagonistic with its homologous gene, TERMINAL FLOWER1 (TFL1). FT is expressed in leaves and is induced by long day treatment. Either the FT mRNA or protein is translocated to the shoot apex where it induces its own expression. Recent data suggests that FT protein acts as a long-range signal. FT is a target of CO and acts upstream of SOC1.
Computational Description
FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT); FUNCTIONS IN: phosphatidylethanolamine binding, protein binding; INVOLVED IN: photoperiodism, flowering, positive regulation of flower development, regulation of flower development; LOCATED IN: nucleus, cytoplasm; EXPRESSED IN: 14 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 7 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding, conserved site (InterPro:IPR001858), Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein PEBP (InterPro:IPR008914); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: PEBP (phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein) family protein (TAIR:AT4G20370.1); Has 2182 Blast hits to 2182 proteins in 306 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 594; Fungi - 140; Plants - 1404; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 41 (source: NCBI BLink).
